名詞 dig:

1. the site of an archeological exploration
   同義詞：excavation, archeological site
2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   同義詞：shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe
3. a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
4. the act of digging
   同義詞：excavation, digging
5. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
   同義詞：jab

動詞 dig:

1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
   同義詞：delve, cut into, turn over
2. create by digging
   同義詞：dig out
3. work hard
   同義詞：labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil
4. remove the inner part or the core of
   同義詞：excavate, hollow
5. poke or thrust abruptly
   同義詞：jab, prod, stab, poke
6. get the meaning of something
   同義詞：grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend

1. The food's ready, so dig in!
   吃的弄好了，放量吃罷。
2. He was buried by an avalanche and had to be dug out.
   他遇雪崩被埋住了，得把他挖出來。
3. An old Greek statue was dug up here last month.
   上個月在這兒挖出了一尊古希臘雕像
4. The prisoner escaped by digging an underground tunnel.
   囚犯挖了一條地道逃跑了。
5. We dug up the rose bushes and planted some cabbages.
   我們把玫瑰叢挖出來，然后種了一些卷心菜。
6. You are just digging your own grave if you go on smoking so heavily.
   你繼續(xù)這樣大量吸煙，就是在自掘墳?zāi)埂?/div>

dig

v.（動詞）
dug[dôg] dig.ging,digs
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, a spade, or the hands.
挖，掘：用鐵锨、鏟或手挖、翻或移走（例如泥土或沙子）
To make or form by removing earth or other material:
挖開，掘洞：移走泥土或其它材料：
例句：
dug my way out of the snow.
從雪中挖出一條路

To obtain or unearth by digging:
采掘，挖掘：通過挖掘得到或掘出：
例句：
dig coal; a dog digging bones.
挖煤礦；挖骨頭的狗

To learn or discover by careful research or investigation:
探究，發(fā)掘：通過仔細(xì)研究和調(diào)查得到或發(fā)現(xiàn)：
例句：
dug up the evidence; dug out the real facts.
找到證據(jù)；查出真相

To force down and into something; thrust:
插進(jìn)；刺入：
例句：
dug his foot in the ground.
將他的腳陷在地里

To poke or prod:
刺、戳：
例句：
dug me in the ribs.
用指頭戳我的肋骨

Slang
【俚語】
To understand fully:
完全理解：
例句：
Do you dig what I meanô
你明白我的意思嗎ô

To like, enjoy, or appreciate:
喜歡，欣賞：喜歡、欣賞或贊美：
例句：
.They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for them.(Louis Armstrong)
.他們真的喜歡我們的音樂，而且，爸爸，我喜歡為他們表演.(路易斯·阿姆斯特朗)

To take notice of:
注意：
例句：
Dig that wild outfit.
注意那一群瘋狂的人

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
挖掘，松土：疏松、挖、翻或運(yùn)走泥土或其它的材料
To make one`s way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material:
發(fā)掘出路，整理：掃清道路前進(jìn)或推到兩邊或移走其它材料：
例句：
dug through the files.
從一堆文件中理出頭緒

Slang To have understanding:
【俚語】 已理解：
例句：
Do you digô
你理解了嗎ô

n.（名詞）
A poke or thrust:
一拳或一推：
例句：
a sharp dig in the ribs.
給肋骨上狠狠的一推

A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe.
諷刺、奚落；嘲笑
An archaeological excavation.
考古挖掘
digs Chiefly British Lodgings.
digs 【多用于英國】 學(xué)生公寓

<常用詞組>dig in
To dig trenches for protection.
挖溝壕來防護(hù)
To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
固執(zhí)地堅持立場；穩(wěn)固自己的地位
To begin to work intensively.
開始深入細(xì)致的工作
To begin to eat heartily.
開始痛快地吃
來源：
Middle English diggen
中古英語 diggen
; akin to perhaps akin to Old French digue [dike, trench] * see dhog w-
；類似于 可能類似于 古法語 digue [堤，戰(zhàn)壕] *參見 dhog w-
V., tr., sense 7 and intr., sense 3, perhaps influenced by Wolof degg [to hear, find out, understand]
不及物動詞釋義7和及物動詞釋義3，可能受 沃洛夫語 degg的影響 [聽，發(fā)現(xiàn)，明白]
or Irish Gaelic tuigim [I understand] * see twig 2
或 愛爾蘭蓋爾語 tuigim [我明白] *參見 twig2